Park Island, Ma Wan, Hong Kong

Park Island Residents! Today I have some very good news to report. Our main beach on Park Island, Tung Wan beach is going to G R O W It will be made significantly wider. We are going to get more sand added, significantly more, which will provide for a broad, wide, and extended flat beach, care of the Hong Kong Government. Government approval for the project has already been granted, and a tender for these works will go out shortly. The beach improvement works will mainly involve filling of sand in an area of about 3.47 ha of foreshore and sea-bed to extend the sandy area of the Tung Wan Beach. To give you a sense of the size and scale of the improvement, the sandy area of the beach will increase from about 3,400m2 currently to about 15,000m2. So around a 5 times the increase in the current sandy beach area. In the map below you can see, marked in red where the new sand extension will go: Tung Wan beach extension plans marked on a map  Below you can...

Did anyone see what appeared to be a movie being filmed last night on the far end of the main Ma Wan beach? There was some kind of professional filming going on down there, with around 10 people with lighting, actors, makeup, costumes, etc.

The main beach in Ma Wan is wonderful this time of year. Park Island residents probably like it best keep a "secret", but anyhow here are a few details for anyone who want to come visit. Take the number 2 ferry from central over to Ma Wan. Trip is around 20 minutes. Once off the ferry, walk along the boulevard, and you will find a path the veers off to the left. This will take you down to the beach. If you want to stock up on drinks or snacks you can stop by the Park and Shop or the 7-11 first. There are also other less known beaches on Ma Wan, but to find those you will need to a bit of exploring. Below are some photos. Nice huh? And all at the very doorstep of Park Island residents. I personally start each morning with a 20 minute swim in the ocean. A great and healthy way to start the day! Get off the ferry terminal and walk past the palm trees. Piazaa at Park Island Along the beach Boulevard... Stop and smell the flowers... Flowers on Park Island Follow ...